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[Minneapolis News.
GARDNER ON STAND
He Tells of His Business
Dealings With Edwards
and Crossman
NORBECK THE INNOCENT
Gnrdner'!i Father, Mother and Wife
Testify in His Behalf—Says He
AVas at Home All Day
Nov. a.
Tho testimony of the defense is nearly
fill in, and the celebrated bribery case of
lrwln A. Gardner will go to the jury
cither Monday or Tuesday. The principal
] art of yesterday was taken up with the
testimony of Chris Norbcck. It was prin
cipally of the "I-don't-know order," oc
mally there was a ray of intelligence
lie would remember some unimport
ant event that did not cut any figure
either way.
V.rfieek Doesn't Kiioiv.
Tie didn't know whether there were any
"big mitt" games operating in Minneapo
lis at any time during his duties on the
■ ' Ich lias been for a period
neither did he know what
c man was; he had never seen
me of stud poker played, nor any
. hance but plain draw poker.
The i of the witness was simply
when it came to talking
about "crooks." He did, however, know
that if a man broke into a house and
tiii-.i ;,) su-;il something that man was a
fit subject to arrest provided he could
him.
'/Ir». Gardner on Stnnck
After Xorbeck had finished his story,
Mrs. Clara A. Gardner, Irwin A. Gard
jtier's wife, was called to testify as to
■wht-th.rr her husband was At home the
day of Sunday, Nov. 3, which was
ih" day Edwards and Crossman said they
jS>aid him the $900 in Dr. Ames' medical
otflci . She swore positively that at the
kime they swore her husband was at tho
< or's office he was at his father's,
they had gone to take dinner, and
I
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L COLLINS IN HIS HI3H DIVE AT THE ELKS PALE.
Bhi i ••; 'save there until lato in the after
lion] . and then they went homo together.
1 Id !)ot cross-examine.
mother wa'3 placed on the
st: t ) corroborate the statement maife
by !.. daughter-in-law as regards to
th.- \-it of her son to her house. A.
t. Gardner Sr. also testified to the same
Uis way of fixing the date was
tlv his wife's sister, whu was visiting
her.--, wanted a party on that day and it
w. stponed.
Gardner took the stand In
his own behalf. Hs said that he was
in New York about twenty-nine
years ago. and had resided in this city"
Cor th past fifteen years. He had been
In the employ of Dr. Ames for the past
By- years a< assistant in the medical of
fice. Pot the past three years he had
lying medicine at the Hamline
university and had also worked lor the
fe admitted to haveing been ap
pointed a special police officer, but short
ly .it r his appointment he said the may
or to.d him that it was a question in his
tnind ur: to whether he had any power
to invest him with the authority of a
Special officer, and wished him not to
Eu-t in the capacity of a special officer
in an active manner, nor to use any of
lives of a special officer.
THIS WILL BE BAXNEU WBBK.
Ef!^' Pair Management Gives Prom-
is,- of Outdoing Itself.
'.^Children's day at the Elks' fair drew
DUt the largest crowd of the week, :ir><i
put the management in good spirits for
the last week of their big undertaking
Considering the rain, the attendance of
the preceding two days was saMsfactory.
•With the outlook for a week of bright
.■weather ahead of them, the Elks are not
nt all discouraged over the prospects of
closing their immense show considerably
ahead of the financial game. All the
management asks from now on to'insure
the success of their ambitious enterprise
1$ fair wether.
i Promoters of fairs to be held at Oma
ha. Sioux City, Sioux Falls. Dcs Moines.
pubu'iue and Winnipeg, where summer
carnivals are yet to be held, who have
Been getting pointers at the Minneapolis
show during the past week, declare that
It is one of the greatest entertainments
0f the kind ever yet offered th~e public.
| DOUGHERTY HAS A CLOSE CALL.
An Attempt to "Loop the Loop'
Meets With Failure.
U Joseph Dougherty, residing at 33 North
Jjjxteenth street, made an unsuccessful
Attempt last night to "loop the loop,"
p= —-—i . - „
$£ff\ IB fl^fe Men sre findin- out
**^ tsf HI HI ■ that thty can have $1
H to spend for other ne
■■» «?J » 'cessities after getting
Ms* 9 their shoes of me.
£:* H $i.oosaved $1.00
Mjf 0 Repairing while you
fa r- wait,
\rkm § S. T. SORENSEN,
. _. 1.53 E. 7th.
and therefore his name cannot be embla
zoned alongside that of the great "Diav
alo," who is said to be able to perform
the feat on an average of once an hour
without any perceptible trouble.
Dougherty tried to perform, the feat on
FWday night and was in a measure more
successful than he was last night, but in
neither case did he make the complete
revolution. Last evening, in the presence
of a few people and newspaper reporters,
the young man Qf athletic build mounted
the top of the runway and shouted to
the crowd to look out, for he was coming.
In a few seconds he was coming and the
speed was terrific. At the extreme top of
the circle he lost control of the wheel,
and the next thing which the few specta
tors saw was the young fellow strug
gling in midair hanging fiercely to his
wheel. He fell a distance of twenty-five
feet and landed squarely on the small of
his back on one corner of the runway
board at the bottom with tne wheel on
top of him.
It certainly w ras miraculous that his
back was not broken in the fall. He lay
motionless for a time, but assistance was
close at hand, and in a few minutes he
was himself again and able to leave
the tent with the assistance of some of
his friends. Furtunately no bones weTe
broken, although he received a severe
shaking up. It is probable that he v.fcl
not ctre*tJ make the attempt again.
SAVAGE BUYS STOCK FAItM. .
Purchases 325 Acres of Land on Min
nesota. Bottoms.
M. W. Savage, owner of Directum,
Online, International Queen and several
ether fast horses, has just purchased 325
acres of land within twelve miles of Min
neapolis lor the purpose.of establishing
a stock farm that will rank with the
finest in the country.
Mr. Savage's purchase is in Hennepin
and Scott counties, on the banks of ' the
Minnesota river. The property is unim
proved, but is valuable for its pastures.
Ha intends to erect stock" barns and a
fine residence. He will also have a mile
track built that will be one of the fastest
in the country.
WANT FRED SALISBURY TO HUV.
His Friends Would Like to See Him
Enter Mayoralty Race.
A number of Democrats are exulting
over the fact that there is a possibility
of Fred R. Salisbury filing his certificate
for the mayoralty nomination. Mr. Salis
bury is a rising young business man in
the city, and has many warm personal
friends.
He is the senior member of the grm of
Salisbury & Satterlee, and is prominent
both in social and business circles. There
is no doubt that he would make a strong
candidate, but he h?.s heretofore declined
to enter the political arena on account
of his business interests, claiming that
they require his entire attention.
EAGLES SELECT NEW YORK.
Milwaukee Loses Next Supreme
Aerie—D. C. Smith President.
The fourth annual ' convention of tho
Fraternal Order of Eagles concluded last
evening with a rush of business includ
ing the selection of New York city as
the next meeting place, with the second
Tuesday in September, 19-03, as the ume.
A surt of tns to have been tar
ried through, much to the discomfiture
Milwaukee contingent,
which, with Mayor Rose at its head, tried
to get the 1903 convention for Wisconsin.
; The following officers were elected:
Grand worthy president, Del Cary
Smith, Spokane, was re-elected.
id worthy vice president, John F.
'■. FMletier, Kansas City.
Grand worthy secretary, A. E. Par
; tridge, Se :sh., re-elected.
Grand worthy treasurer, Kd L. Head,
i San Fram
Grand worthy chaplain. W. F. Ed
wards, Anderson, l:id. Joe Ellis, of Min
■!is. who also sought the chaplaincy,
retire^ in Edwards' favor after the first
ballot.
Grand inside guardian, J. F. Sheridan,
Worcester, i\lass.
The office of grand outside guardian
was abolished iwider the new constitution
adopted yesterday.
Board of trustees, P. F. Trainor, New
York, chairman; J. T. Frazer, Fort
h, Tex.; A. T. Bell, Napa, Cal.; H.
Davis, Cleveland. Ohio, and Thomas
riynn, Paterson, N. J.
AXDERSOX GVILTY OF COHTEMPr.
lie Is Remanded to Jail—Will Re
ceive Sentence Monday,
W. B. Anderson, who was arrested late
Friday night by Deputy Sheriff Loth on a
bench warrant issued by Judge Harrison
for having threatened the life of Assist
ant County Attorney Al J. Smith for the
vigorous prosecution of the Gardner bri
bery case, was brought before Judge
Harrison yesterday noon and found
guilty of contempt for interference with
a court- officer in the performance of his
duty.
Sentence was . deferred until Monday,
and Anderson was remanded to the coun
ty jail. Ie is thought that Anderson has
been playing an important role in the
police scandal, and that he has informa
tion that is valuablt.
Menu, Not Venue.
"Your honor," said the prisoner, who
had been brought in for a preliminary
hearing, after six .weeks in the county
jail, "I want a change of menu."
"You mean," said the judge kindly,
"that you want a change of venue. Now,
the proper course of-—
"No, I don't mean that. 1 want a
change of menu. The sheriff seems to
have tried to corner the corned beef
market supply of the world."—Baltimore
American.
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Mark Twain Goes Hauling.
Mark Twain gives a great deal of tima
to the composition of his nooks and ar
ticles, sometimes writing and rewriting
a page half a dozen times. Once, when
staying with his sister-in-law, he disap
peared for a whole day, leaving a half
finished -story on his desk.
"Where in the world have you been?"
asked Mrs. Quarry,, on his return.
"I—have—been hunting, for a—word,"
drawled Mark, quietly, "and—l've found
—it; so please give— me— to
drink." -• ...;-;>» - ... *
_^_^.^Kvn^r:wirt: raui/ cfitoxj^ bonuat jxnsvf Bf* Xso%
HIS LIFE A MYSTERY
Joseph Philpott, of Creston,
lowa, Lives and Dies
in Silence
HE NEVER DID ANY WORK
Daring: His Career of Fifty-Two
Years Upon Earth He Was Never
Heard Blake an Audible Sound
—Case Puzzles Physicians.
Special to The Globe.
CRESTON, lowa June 7. — Stranger
than fiction Is the Story cf the life of Jo
seph Philpott, who died near this city
this week.
His life is a mystery which no one
seems able to fathom, as during 1 his en
tire life he was never known to give ut
terance to an audible syllable. He was
born dumb, but had as acute a sense of
hearing as any man that ever lived. It
was thought by many that he could speak
if he would make the effort, but his brain
seemed to lack the motive propensity,
and physicians all agree that it was not
in his power to speak had he so wished
to do.
Throughout the entire period of hi 3
life of fifty-two years he remained as
eilent as the tomb, and although he show
ed by his acts that he heard all that was
said, yet he never obeyed a command or
willed to do a thing the doing of which
required muscular exertion.
He never imitated, and it is not known
that he formed any habits. The whole
course of his life seemed to indicate that
he was a silent figure, with only one po
tent power at his command—the power
to partake of his food.
Knew What Was Going: On.
That he understood what was transpir
ing- around him was shown by his de
meanor at times when something out of
the ordinary would occur. He feared a
storm, and always sought shelter when
the clouds were threatening. He seemed
to appreciate music and at times would
attempt to make musical noises, but he
could never utter a musical note.
He began at the cradle to puzzle his
relatives and went to the grave shrouded
in mystery. Physicians have been unable
to render a diagnosis of his case, and all
of them, under whose observation his
case has ever come, agree that his is one
of the strangest they have ever wit
nessed.
All efforts to educate him proved un
successful. His mind was entirely with
out the power of concentration, and he
never showed that it possessed acquisi
tive power.
Various acquaintances tell of a little
romance that came across Philpott's life,
the details of which show that his ama
tive powers were at least partially de
veloped. During his teens ho mingled
much with school children, and as he ap
proached twenty singled out a favorite
among the school girls, all of whom
paid him the attentions that school girls
seem to delight in bestowing upon un
fortunates.
lied One Romance.
For their little courtesies he seemed
grateful, and as time passed he showed
his affection for a certain girl who was
more beautiful than the rest. He seemed
to delight in her presence and would do
various little acts to add to her com
forts.
He, of course, was not encouraged, but
the manner in which his face lighted: up
while with, her and his desire to be con
stantly near her, marked a period of his
ffavano's Millions ££on and £ost
Having reached his eightieth year, and
With the burden of millions in debts, Mr.
Jose de Navarro has once again mended
hi 3 broken fortunes by success in the ce
ment business, and is well on his way to
become a millionaire. For more than half
a century Mr. Navarro has been a con
spicuous figure in the social and iinaucial
life of Now York. He is, in a sense, the
father of the modern apartrrnnt house
He was the builder of thf» Sixth avenue
elevated railroad. Since Ifsß he has b:en
a prominent member of the New York
Chambi r of Commerce. To many ne is
perhaps best known as the father-in-law
of Mary Anderson.
Mr. Navarro has gained and lost several
great fortunes. Financial reverses are
common enough, but such cases of re
peated financial recuperation late in life
aie very rare. He has had a great
variety of interests, but whether he won
or lost he has always dealt in millions.
As his name suggests, Mr. Navarro is a
j Spaniard. He euros to the United States
I firm. Spain, by way ot Cuba, in 1851.
j From the very first he was success u'.
j During his stay in Cuba he became great-
I ly rested in sugar and his first enter
j prise in New STork was in the sugar com
i mission business. He remained in this
! line for five years, during which time ha
j amassed tne greater part of his first
j fortune. Already he was reputed to be a
! millionaire.
He left the sugar business to beiome
the president of the Farmers" Loan and
Trust company, and again his fortunes
grew quickly. Knowing the CUuan sugar
situation as he did intimately, 'he was
enabled to make large prolits by advanc
ing money to the Cuban planters. His
success was phenomenal until the sudden
and unexpected outbreak of a Cuban
revolution. The very methods which had
brought such large returns proved under
the new conditions elements of great
danger. The trust company shortly fail
ed.
The next venture followed quickly. It
well illustrated the remarkable recupera
tive powers of the man. He secured the
rights of a - new and greatly imrrroved
water meter and went with them before
the city government. All this is a very
old story. The city at the time was under
the sway of. "Boss" Tweed. Large con
tracts were agreed upon aid the work,
upon Mr. Navarro's part was faithfully
executed. But the T\> i . regime pre
sented many difficulties. The money due
was not forthcoming. Several years of
litigation elapsed, but in the end .Mr.
Navarro won, and large payments were
rjiadehim by the city. He was once
again on his feet.
Not satisfied with the very comfortable
income his fortune insured, Mr. Navarro
soon after again appeared before the pub
lic. He opened negotiations with the
Ninth Avenue Elevated railroad and final
ly gained the necessary privileges and
himself built the present elevated struc
ture on Sixth avenue. This was probably
his greatest public service and certainly
his most profitable enterprise. Above all
expenses he cleared on the work a cool
$4,000,000.
Mr. Navarro has been called, with good
reason, the father of the modern apart
ment house. By. building the familiar
"Navarro flats" he performed a public
service of great importance, too little ap
preciated at present. He may be said
to have pointed, even led the way, to the
apartment houses later so distinctive a
feature of New York life. The apart
ments were built in ISB4. Other apart
ments had been built rather earlier, but
none had been attempted on so ambitious
a plan, In so progressive a spirit or with
such artistic spaciousness of design.
The financial history of this enterprise
is long and involved and is not yet closed.
During the last few days a judgment
for $952,017.46 has been entered in the
supreme court against Mr. navarro in
favor of the New York Loan and Im
provement company. At n.e time Mr.
Navarro designed the "flats'* he was sev
eral times a millionaire and with ample
credit. Before they were completed h*
life -when h& would try hardest to
known the feeling^ of his bouL But time
rolled on and he relapsed Into that state
of melanchojy which characterized him
the remainder of his life.
The girl of his affections tras married
and moved away, and from that period
may be dated the beginning of his decline
physically. He w«s never bedfast until
about three weeks prior to the time of
his death, and at the last he declined
rapidly and the physicians were unable
to account for his death with any other
reason than a broken heart.
He passed through this world as a
blank.
FATHER. VOX HAfcA-RADLITZ.
Polish Priest Sneenmbs to Diabetes
and Dright's Disease at St. Cload.
Special to The Globe.
ST. CLOUD, Minn., June 7. — Father
Anton yon Haza-Radlitz died at St.
Raphael's hospital early this morning,
following an illness of three weeks, of
diabetes and Bright's disease. He had
been in the United States eight years.
He was born on Oct. 25, 1844, in Polish
Silesia, and was a sen of Count yon
Haza-Radlitz. the famllybeing one of
the most prominent in that country, sev
eeral members of it being connected with
the army. After finishing his classical
studies Anton yon Haza-Radlitz became
a member of the Society of Jesus, of his
own country, at the age of sixteen years.
In 1894, after service for the church in
Austria and England, he was called to
the United States, and since that time
was engaged in mission work in the sev
eral states of this country- His last sua
sion was held in Chicago, and a week
later he came to St. Cloud with Father
Jordan, from Prairie dv Chien, Wis., to
hold a mission in the Church of the Im
maculate Conception. His last service
was held en Monday, May 19, when h->
celebrated mass at that church. The
same afternoon he was t^jen ill and
went to the hospital, where he died.
NORTHWEST COM ME NX BIIBXTS.
Schools and Colleges Are Graduat
ing Large Classes.
Special to The Globe.
NORTHFIEL,D, Minn., June 7.—Schol
arship honors for the academy of Carle
ton college have been awarded to Miss
Marion Bridges. The baccalaureate f:er
mon was preached yesterday by the pres
ident, Rev. James W. Strong, who re
cently resigned and will retire from col
lege work.
The different,societies will hold reunions
today and tomorrow the Alumni associa
tion will hold a reunion and also give a
banquet. Wednesday the commencement
exercises will be given in the morning
and in the 'evening the president will give
his farewell reception.
Special to The Globe.
NORTHFIELD, Minn.:, June 7.-Com
mencement for St. Olaf college began
yesterday with baccalaureate sermon,
which was preached by Rev. N. E. Boe.
Today the academy graduating exercises
will be held and this evening the recital
of the school of music.
Tomorrow tfie college commencement
will take place and also a meeting of the
alumni and with the association meeting
in the evening the ex-ercises will be com
pleted.
Special to The Globa.
MOORHEaD. Minn., June 7.—The com
mencement exercises of tne Moorhead
noraml school were closed, when the thir
ty-seven graduates received their diplo
mas from President Director Nye.
The address was made by Frank A.
Weld, president of the school.
Northwestern Patents.
Special to The Globe.
WASHINGTON, D. C, June 7.—List of
patents issued this week to Northwestern
inventors, reported by Lothrop & John
son, patent lawyers, 911 and 912 Pioneer
Press building, St. Paul, Minn., and
Washington. D. C: Claus, Nash, Dahl,
N. D., churn; Eriok Felt, Bemidji, Minn,
graphophone; James King, Rochester,
Minn., water wheel; Henry Lyddon
Brainerd. Mir.n., lubricator; John T.
Smith, Heron Lak*, Minn., machine for
treating flax or hemp straw; William Ste
phenson, St. Louis Park. Minn., seeder-
Thomas J. Waddell, Philbrook, Mont.,
fertilizer distributer.
was worth several millions less than
nothing. The eighteen-year-old million
dollar judgment which cropped up a short
time ago is but part of an immense
aiTY tint of complicated litigation.
Mr. Navarro estimated mat ?3,G00,000
would be reTairci to buud the flats ana
prepared accordingly. They cost more
tban Iwenty years has not
[roved suiticient time to unravel the rft
sv.ltmg complications.
Made the Wrong Cut.
I suppose a great many people hay«
wondered whether one-legged men
bought shoes by the pair," observed a
tailor, recently. "This reminds me of
the enterprise of a brother of the cloth
Wiio, it is said, has never been known to
acknowledge that he didn't have any.
thing a possible customer might a-^k
One day a grentleman entered the
.shop and inquired if he had any trous
ers made specially for one-legged men
.™''/ Cer, tainly'' rt^lle<i th« merchant.
What kind do you want?'"
" 'Dress clothes,' said the man. 'The
best you've got.'
"Hurrying into the rear of the shop
the enterprising merchant snatched up a
pair of trousers and snipped off the right
leg with a pair of shears. Hastily
trimming the edges, he presented them
to the customer.
" 'That's the kind I want. "What's the
price?'
" 'A guinea.'
" 'Well, give me a pair with the left kg
off.'
"A month later the tailor was pro
nounced convalescent and on the high
road to recovery. "—Detroit News-Trio
une.
Starts Well Equipped.
Gyer—Crankleigh is Vorking on a per
petual motion machine.
Myer—How is he getting on with it?
Gyer—First rate. He has all the neces
sary wheels in his head.—Chicago News.
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I I was entirely bald when
" /«0»V :travelling in Switzerland
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! My home address is 110 St. Martin's Lane,
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the people Way to
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MILE A MINUTE WITH MAD ENGINEER
Flint Mich., June 6.
THROUGH a raging sltorm, with
a maniac engineer at the throt
tle of the locomotive, sped the
Grand Trunk international lim
ited express train one night
recently with hundreds of pas
sengers aboard.
No stops were made. The train whirled
by stations so fast thait to the terrorized
passengers they seemed but blurs of
light. On, on flashed the long line of
swaying coaches, dragged by the demo
niac locomotive that left a cloud of black
smoke and twinkling sparks in its wake.
For fifty-eight miles, from Goodells to
Flint, the wild train fled without a stop.
The throttle was wide open, the rate of
speed was sometimes over seventy miles
an hour, and the stalwart man who stood
over it was ghastly pale, wild eyed and
determined. The fireman tried to circum
vent him by planning for the steam to
get low, but with the. cunning of the in
srne the engineer divined his purpose and
forced him to feed the coal irutio the
firebox.
Astounded station agents, almost swept
from their feet e.s they stood on their
platforms and saw the train sweep by
in its mad flight, wired" the train dis
patcher that something was wrong with
the limited; (tDiat she was making no
stops and was going at a terrific speed,
and that her engineer was either dtead or
crazy.
Track* Cleared for Wild Train,
Hastily the track ahead was cleared.
Freight and passenger trains were
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shunted onto sidings, and the flying
streak of coaches was given right of
way. There was no possibility of stop
ping the train. All that couid be done
■was to keep the track clear and trust
to fortune something would bring the
runaway to a stop.
The fireman lived a lifetime every mo
ment, it seemed, as he waited for the
end. Of course it would be madness to
jump, but he fancied that would be his
only chance of life.
He crouched^ shaking as if with the'
chill of deatth, whiter than the crazed
engineer, who now and then glared at
him, threateningly.
At Intervals, in obedience to a com
manding gesture of the maniac, the fire
man threw open the door of the coal box
and tossed shovelfuls of coal into the
roaring furnace.
At one time the fireman conceived the
desperate scheme of pushing the engi
neer from the cab if he should for a mo
ment leave his post at the throttle.
The chance never came. The engineer
stood like a figure of steel at his post.
He spoke not a word, and the only time
he moved was when he gestured for more
coal.
Everything on board was all right when
the train drew away from Port Huron.
"Billy" Brown, of Battle Creek, one of
the old standby engineers cf th© road,
was at the throttla It was just after
the train passed through the tunnel un
der the St. Clalr river, only a few miles
out of Port Huron, that the crew and pas
eengvrs began to notice the peculiar
conduct of the engineer, as shown by the
eccentric movements of tho train.
Terror of the Passenger*.
First came a burst of speed. Then the
brakes were applied with a suddennes3
that sent the passengers tumbling over
seat backs. Those who left their seats
in excitement were hurled headlong to
the floor. As the miles were passed the
speed increased, the rain beat upon the
car windows and great flashes of light,
ning made the sky lurid with thur recur
rent glow. Helpless and pale, the- passen
gers sat clinging to their seats, believ
ing that they must soon meet with some
terrible accident.- It seemed Impossible
for the train to remain on the rails, and
the passengers were tossed from side to
side as curvea were rounded. A sullen
roar would be heard a3 a freight train on
a siding was pasaed; a flash would tell
that a station had been left in the wake
of the flying train.
Prom Capac, where the first stop was
scheduled, but which the train whirled past
without as much as a warning whistle,
messages were sent on ahead to Imlay
City, Lapeer, Davidson and Flint to clear
the track. Freigihts were sidetracked and
passenger trains were hold up.
Imlay City was passed at hurricane
speed. Members of the crew tried to
climb over the tender to the engine cab,
but the train rocked so that they were
forced to give up the attempt.
The city of L.apeer flashed by. a long
stream of twinkling light. Davidson ap
peared and vanished.
The word had gone out that No. 5 was
toeing driven by a crazy engineer, and
though the hour—ll.o7 p. m.—was late, the
depot platform at Flint was crowded with
spectators to see the wildcat train and
hear the roar as the limited went by at
seventy miles an hour. q
Without the sound of a bell the old en
gine came around the curve and into the
Flint yards, nearly a mile away from the
station. Slowly, oh bo slowly, to the anx
ious watchers, the headlight drew nearer
as the train crept In under brakes. Men
belonging to other engines stood ready to
board the locomotive if she did not stop at
the station; but slower and slower, as the
airbreakes were set and the throttle was
closed, the heavy rain, with its load of
frightened passengers, came to a dead
stop.
On board the train it had at first been
supposed that the locomotive had suffered
an accident.The tmth was disclosed when
the conductor and brakemen went for
ward.
There they saw Brown at his post, erect
and looking ahead. The ' fireman was
throwing in coal. No one could under
stand what was the matter. The conduc
tor cried out to Brown, but he paid no
heed.
The fireman looked up and made a move
as If to start over the tender to explain
matters. Brown grasped him by the neck
and threw him back violently.
Then those who watched gained the first
hint that Brown had gone Insane.
The distance between the baggage car
and the tender was several feet. One of
the men attempted to reach tho ten.
He would have fallen and been gi
into bits had his companions not caught
him. Other attempts were equally fruit
less.
It finally became evident that no one
would be able to cross, and th»- I
ply stood there, watching em
fireman as the glare from t!i<
box lighted up tho interior of Ihe
waiting for the end.
No one knows what wild plans
formed in Brown's crazy mln.i
he thought that some great heroic
deavor was demanded of him, and :
he was facing death Just as well an tjls
fireman knew It
Equally mysterious Is the motive, •..
finally induced him to bring tho train t'»
a standstill.
His condition when relieved mdi
that he had been under a lieart-biv
strain, one that in itself might
wrecked a healthy mind.
When the train stopped at Flint, the
passengers, crying aloud In their excite
ment, poured out of the coachoa as t
afraid tho mad engineer woul<!
throttle and whirl thorn away again.
"Our engineer Is crazy!" win lh
from dozens of throats, whllo <
were so overcome by excitement
they could not speak. Some w< r
however, who could give tlv
their thrilling rldo at seventy mil
hour.
Engir.oer Brown was 111 wlton '
from the cab by the railroad m
carried into the station. His :'
ghastly, his eyc-s staring Into
His fir. man, William Hodgson, weak and
■trembling, sat on the> < , le of
the cab, so unstnmg that it was
minutes before ho could tell hU story.
"We were just out of ," he
finally said, "when Brown
queer. I never saw anything like it and
It frightened mo, for 1 1; f en
gineers going insane- and <i< I
engines like mad, with open t;
a full head of steam on.
Command* of n Munluc
"When I began to let tho 9t >am go
down, in the hope that tho tra
slow clown enough for some oni •■
us. Brown insisted upon my
As ho la so much larger and more
ful that I, the matter of tackling
and trying to overpower him dd .
peal to me.
"Brown kopt me at the firebox throw-
Ins in the coal for all 1 was wortl
sending the train at a r
never traveled at before and .:
to travel i; again.
"If I lifted my voice in prayer it vaa
when I saw the train slacken speed as
it came into- the Flint yards, almost hop
ing against hope that a stop would ba
made, and when the brakes were put on
I almost shouted with joy."
The hundreds of excited passengers
stood around the train, and It required
some coaxing- to got them Into ii.< coaches
again.. Engineer George Cassady, of thin
city, driver of the yard engine, was
placed on the passenger locomotive and
took the train through to Battle Creek,
the end of the division.
Brown was carried on the train and
taken to his home in Battle Crock. A
commission of physicians decided that
the engineer was made temporarily ~n
sane from smoking a pipe too much, and
that he will recover hid mind. It is
learned that ha suffered from a similar
attack while off duty and at homo three
weeks ago. He will probably never a^aiq
be allowed to touch a throttle.
DON'T WORRY.
What's .»>} use
Of fretting?
If you've troubles
Try forgetting.
Take things tasy—
Praise or blame—
The world will wag on
Just the same.
What's the difference,
Anyhow,
A hundred year
From now?
Don't anticipate
Your sorrow.
When It comes.
No need to borrow.
Get '-our sleep out,
Troubles one.
You cannot rush
'xne slow old sun. •
So let the seasons
Come and go,
Bringing with them
Weal or woe.
'"'_ Use the moments
As they fly.
Nor try to help them
Hasten by.
In life's long race
You needn't hurry.
And if you'd win it
Don't—don't worry!
Boors Made It Hot.
"It seems to me, Pat." said the waft
+ a man would feel chilly if he belonged
to the Coldstream guards"
Not ut all," replied Pat; "th' Boers
mads ut hot enougn for us all tn' time."
—Chicago News.
— M
Purely Self-Defense.
A fat woman entered a crowded omni
bus and, seizing hold of the rail that run*
along the roof, stood on a gentleman's
toes. A3 soon as ho could extricate him
self he arose and offered her his seat.
"You are very kind, sir." she said.
"Not at all, madam," ho replied; "It's
not kindness, its self-defense."—